Hire — Freelance Shopify developer · Riyadh · Saudi Arabia
I'm Inshaal Shahid, a freelance Shopify developer working remotely with brands in Riyadh and across Saudi Arabia. I build Arabic and English stores with the payments Saudi shoppers expect (mada, Apple Pay, Tabby and Tamara), ZATCA e-invoicing through an app, and a theme that stays light on mobile. Stores start from $600, with a fixed quote before work begins.
01 — Saudi essentials
A store for Saudi shoppers needs more than a translated theme. These are the pieces I plan in from the start:
02 — Speed on mobile
Most Saudi shoppers browse on phones, and Arabic stores get heavy quickly. I keep the theme light from the first commit:
Already slow? My speed optimisation service fixes existing stores and gives you before and after PageSpeed scores.
03 — Services
04 — Pricing
Starting prices in USD, the same as on my service pages. You get a fixed quote after a short call, before any work begins.
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A store built to look premium and convert.
from $600
Typical delivery: 2–3 weeks
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A new store with the automation built in.
from $899
Typical delivery: 3–4 weeks
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Make an existing store faster.
from $80
Usually 2–4 working days
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Fixes and new sections on an existing store.
$10–15/hour
Quoted per task
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05 — Process
I work from Karachi (PKT, UTC+5), and Saudi Arabia is 2 hours behind, so your whole working day overlaps with mine. We talk on WhatsApp, I reply within 24 hours, and you get a live preview link with progress updates every few days. Payment and gateway accounts (Tap, Tabby, Tamara, your ZATCA app) are opened in your business's name; I connect and test them.
06 — Work
Case study — E-commerce · USA
A US brand selling supplements, protein and women's activewear. As a freelance project I built its storefront on Shopify's Dawn theme with custom Liquid sections, and wired in Seal Subscriptions, UpCart, Judge.me, Smile.io and Klaviyo, styled to match the brand.
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Closer to home: the site for a Dubai real-estate developer, built freelance as a custom WordPress theme (not Shopify) with GSAP motion and a lead form, tuned for the phones most Gulf buyers browse on.
Read the Centurion Properties case study →07 — FAQ
Salla and Zid are Saudi platforms with local payments and shipping built in, which makes them quick to start. Shopify gives you far more control over the theme, a much larger app ecosystem and an easier path to selling outside Saudi Arabia, but payments run through a Saudi gateway app because Shopify Payments isn't available in KSA. If you want a custom, fast brand store or plan to sell across the Gulf, Shopify is usually the better fit.
Yes, through an app. Several ZATCA e-invoicing apps on the Shopify App Store create a Phase 2 invoice for each paid order, sign it, report it to ZATCA's Fatoora platform and add the QR code. I install and test the app you choose; your accountant should confirm it covers your Phase 2 requirements.
Yes. I build the theme RTL-ready so the Arabic version is properly mirrored, with Arabic fonts and spacing that read well, and add English through Shopify's languages so customers can switch.
Most stores take about 2–3 weeks from approved design to launch. A store with automation built in, such as WhatsApp order confirmations, takes about 3–4 weeks. You get the exact timeline with your fixed quote.
Yes. Speed optimisation starts from $80 and usually takes 2–4 working days: images, fonts, app scripts and caching, with before and after PageSpeed scores so you can see what changed.
Yes. I work remotely from Karachi, which is 2 hours ahead of Riyadh, so our working days overlap. We talk on WhatsApp and you get a live preview link as the build progresses.